The tallest redwood, the Miles Standish Tree, at 225 feet tall and 13 feet in diameter, is easy to spot from a distance. Thought to be more than 1,200 years old, the tree's scars come from a widespread 1947 fire and the axe of a 1930s evangelist’s rumored efforts to chop down the largest tree around.

Erosion

Heavyannual rainfallcombined with years ofexcessive logging to cause severe erosion on the steep bluffs on the east bank of the river.

Climate Change

Scientists studying the effects of rising global temperatureshave found that thesize and longevity of redwoods helps them store more climate-altering carbon dioxide than other plants. Even old redwoods continue to grow, each year adding more carbon-filled wood than smaller, younger trees. After redwoods die, their rot-resistant wood holds on to that carbon for a long time.